On the left is the decisive Round 4 top
board game where local favourite Chris Beaumont took on
Graham Moore with both players on 100%. Unfortunately
for Chris the game went south and Graham went on to win with
a perfect score of 5/5.

On the right is Frank Palm taking on
Bristol University's Philipp Prasse, Frank was a
good friend of Steve's, and back in the 80's and 90's they
were prime movers behind Bristol/Hannover chess exchanges.
They also shared an interest in cask beers and a devotion to
bus and rail transport.

Prize List over £1500 in prize money
with over 100 competitors taking part in three sections

Peter was a very strong and
talented player playing in many british championships and
tournaments abroad. At Bath University he enjoyed playing
alongside James Jackson and featured in an exciting knockout final
for Bath against Clifton back in 2009, Bath were two nil down with
two to play but together with James Sherwin they won both games to
win the cup for Bath on board count, Peter won the final game
delivering mate with seconds left on his clock
Andy Pickering v Peter Poobalasingham 5/5/2009

Long term stalwarts of the Bristol & District Chess League will remember The
Bristol Chess Times as a printed magazine that came out several times a year
featuring articles and game compilations from the local league and
tournaments JF ...... "now its back and online !"

A nail biting final saw Clevedon win the match with David
Peters delivering checkmate in the last seconds of the match. Young
Max Walker showed a fine example of a smothered mate ( see games attached )

At Downend, Mike held the role of
President for the last fifteen years, and Treasurer, Captain and Chairman
before that, Mike had always had the best interests of the club at heart and
especially valued good sportsmanship in all his dealings, which go far
beyond chess. Of course he also served the league for many years and was
greatly respected by all who came into contact with him.

Here is one
of his games that I had the pleasure to watch and admire back in 2003.
He shows all of his 50 + years of playing experience as he produces a fine
attacking game against a very handy University player many years his junior.

Horfield win the League Knockout
on board count against Downend as the match is tied 4-4 -
Report on the Match

Clifton win the Minor League
Knockout on board count as well

Clifton A win the championship after securing the point
they needed at Bath to win the trophy they lost in 2013. Crunch
relegation matches in division one resulted in survival for Downend B at the
expense of Clevedon A - an excellent report by Ian Pickup on the fight to
avoid the drop can be found
here

Jim
was a leading player in Bristol over several decades. He joined Clifton in
1963 and played in the Bristol League for 50 years. He was Bristol Champion
on three occasions (1972, 1975 and 1983) and played in a number of
championship Clifton sides. In 2009 he moved to play for Horfield where he
became a much respected captain of the C team.

The funeral will be on
Tuesday 16 June at 12:30 at South Bristol Crematorium with a reception
afterwards at the Woodspring Golf Club.

Here is one of Jim's games against Jim Will ( who has also recently
passed away ) from the league knockout final back in 1982. In
this game Jim delivers a killer Ne6 and wins in style